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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7718

14 October 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

P & P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP and another [2016] EWHC 2276 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 15 (Oct)

Connaught Income Fund, Series 1 (in liquidation) v Hewetts Solicitors (a former firm) [2016] EWHC 2286 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 90 (Sep)

Abolishing renewal hearings may tackle the appeals backlog, but at what price? Richard Langley reports

Athelstane Aamodt examines the wonderfully British way in which an MP must leave Parliament

British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another [2016] EWCA Civ 983, [2016] All ER (D) 49 (Oct)

Middleton and another v Person Unknown or Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2354 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 85 (Sep)

The role of expert witness is less attractive as a result of recent litigation developments, says Mark Solon

Katrina Mather considers oral variations of licence

R (on the application of the Secretary of State) v Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Norfolk [2016] EWHC 2279 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 02 (Oct)

Geraldine Morris considers when applications within financial remedy proceedings should be heard separately

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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